Title

The Plant Doctor

Problem Scenario

This leads to being a question worth asking because for many planters and gardeners it is hard to figure out if you want your plants close together or farther apart.

Broad Question

What is the effect of crowding on plants/rye grass.

Specific Question

Does the population of rye grass in a restricted area effect the growth of the rye grass.

Hypothesis

My hypothesis is that the plants that are closer together grow much slower.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

Plants

Dependent Variable:

Growth
Look
Size width, length and height

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

Water

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

None

General Plan

1. Get seeds then put in cup with water and soil
2. Daily put 10Ml of water in soil with seeds
3.Measure them daily and see if the population of plants in one area effects growth.

Potential Problems And Solutions

Some problems could have been that none of my plants grew. My solution would be to restart.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

I have no safety issues because I only put water in a cup.

Experimental Design

Controlled, manipulated experiment

Number Of Trials:

4 on each seed density.

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:

4

When data will be collected

Will be done by 3/30/12

Number of Observations:

Everyday 3/21/12-3/30/12

Where will data be collected?:

In appropriate environment.

Resources and Budget Table

Item	Where You will get this	Price
Poster Board	Staples	$5.00
Book	Mr. Biche	Free
Cup	Mr. Biche	FREE
Soil	Mr Biche	Free
Water	Mr Biche	Priceless
12 Cups	Mr. Biche	Free
Ruler	Mr. Biche	Free

Background Research

You could do so much with plants especially the possibilities with just knowing how many to plant. Their are many different techniques to knowing what seed density you should have in each plant pot or in a garden. Well if you read on I have the answer to all your gardening issues.

In a four inch pot diameter you should have a seed density of about 4-7. The possibilities are endless with plants but one seed to much or one seed to little could mess up your whole garden. So in a six inch diameter pot you should have 6-8 seeds. In an eight inch in diameter pot you should have 7-10 seeds a 1/4 of an inch apart.

Every inch in diameter of a pot should have 1-3 seeds. Evey square inch you should have two seeds about 1and1/4inches deep. If you go to far it could restrict the roots to growing upward therefore it wouldn't work. Unfortunately if your seeds are to close to the top of the soil the roots will be above the soil and then it will be exposed to a lot of air and there is no chance that it will grow tall.

If you put to many seeds they will all connect and make one plant and if you put to few of them you may not get a sprout. Therefore your plants will not sprout unless you save them by not over watering them. If it is to close to the top of the soil and the roots start to grow then you can save it by putting a seed below the root while it grows and you then reduce water to grow and add soil then you should be okay.

It really depends on the soil also you should have your pot, cup or garden 3/4 full of ground up pure soil. Not the Homemade stupid stuff you need to use the real stuff.

I hope you have a good planting season and I hope you understood all of the above.

References

"How Many Seeds Should I Plant in Each Pot?" - BHG.com. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. <http://www.bhg.com/advice/gardening/seeds/how-many-seeds-should-i-plant-in-each-pot/>.

"Wheat: How Many Seeds per Foot Should I Plant?" Mississippi Extension Service and Experiment Station. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. <http://msucares.com/crops/wheat/faq2.html>

"How Many Seeds Should I Plant?" Gardening Tips. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helpfulgardener.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=23313>.

"How Many Seeds per Hole? | Vegetables." Gardening Community. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. <http://my.gardenguides.com/forums/topic/18689>.
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Detailed Procedure

I started with a total other project on the bacteria inside a shoe but that fell through for some reason so I get right back up from starting from the beginning and I started by getting soil then I got seeds and water and I had twelve cups and I did three different seed densitys and had four cups of each density. I had a two seed, an eight seed and a sixteen seed cup. Then every day I watered them with 7mL of water and then took their growth every day in (cm). Then I graphed it

Results

Graphs

In cups containing 2,8 or 16 seeds

Photos

Data Analysis

The data analysis is that the seed density varies in growth day by day and then the result is that you should have a density of 3-4 seeds in an inch in diameter. The more seeds you put then you will over grow as in have a huge root and no plant. If you put not enough seeds well your plant wont even start a root therefore you need to put the perfect amount. In order to be successful you need to do the perfect amount.

Conclusion

My conclusion is that my hypothesis is incorrect because I said that the less population in a garden would grow more plants but you actually need a perfect amount of seeds. The perfect amount of seeds really depends on what type of place you are planting them on or at but you need about 1-3 seeds every square inch for a perfect amount to make you garden beautiful.

Discussion

There were many patterns and trends like that you have to have about 1-3 seeds per square inch and for two square inches you should have 2-6 seeds. As you can see there is a consistent pattern. Then if you are going to have a inch in diameter you would have about 3-4 and if you were to have two inches in diameter you would have 6-8 seeds. The density of seeds have a pattern. I also have another pattern and that is that every day I added 10mLs of water.

I didn't really have any remarkable events. I mean a few didn't grow and a few over grew. The biggest event that happened probably was that a few of each seed density. It could also be the different climate you grow your plants in. Each climate is different for growing.

Information that might you might need to know could be that in different climates it is different. It will be different from being in a desert to mile high stadium in Denver, Colorado. If you know what I mean. You might also see an air pressure difference also. There isn't much to tell you.

You need to know where your seeds need to go so you can grow them successfully. Then you also need to make them beautiful and have them sprout to become high and nice to share with your environment. Plants have to be grown a certain way or you could ruin the ground.

Benefit to Community and/or Science

Some of the many benefits are that it will produce beautiful plants and the way that they grow is environmentally perfect. It also depends on the soil that you use.

Abstract

Many planters and gardeners need to know such a thing. Therefore you need to know the exact amount of seeds that are shown above. It can help all growers for plants and landscapers and anyone who involves growing something.